and steve gray. and again, we appreciate you so much and all you do to work so hard for our veterans in the state of arkansas. certainly, this is a very critical time for the nation's veterans and it's so important that the legion, it's so important that you're here. don't ever underestimate how important it is here. again, telling your congressmen, your senators, their staffs, which sometimes is even more important, telling their staffs how important these things are as we move forward. i know that all americans are very concerned about employment security. but veterans in particular are struggling with meaningful employment careers. this is certainly a very difficult economy. you mentioned the vow to hire heroes act and the vern skills job act. certainly these are a step in the right direction. and again, everyone deserves credit for moving that forward. yet there is still a number of things we can do and will do in that area. on the other hand, we have to be careful. certainly, we want to do these